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Despite challenges in our markets, we’ve maintained our multi-channel leadership position and continue to be the UK’s leading home and general merchandise retailer.

Who we are and what we do

As the UK's leading home and general merchandise retailer, Home Retail Group operates with a clear scale advantage derived from a well-invested infrastructure which has been built up over a period of many years.

  • employees 53,000 colleagues are the foundations of our business
  • argos_and_homebase_stores.jpg 1,092 Argos and Homebase stores in the UK and Republic of Ireland
  • megansofa.jpg 60,000 products available across Argos and Homebase
  • argos.jpg 195m customer transactions last year
 

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Why invest?
  • We have maintained our market share and leadership position throughout these challenging times
  • We have leadership in our main product categories
  • Our consumers know our brands
  • We have an efficient and integrated approach
 
Financial summary
 

Key stats

  • £5.9bn
    Group sales
  • £250.8m
    benchmark operating profit
  • £190.9m
    profit
  • £259.3m
    closing net cash position
  • 14.7p
    full-year dividend
  • 23.1p
    basic EPS
 

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Corporate responsibility

At Home Retail Group, responsible business practices are part of everything we do because we believe they make good business sense. We call our approach to corporate responsibility 'the basis of good business'. We group our CR activities as follows:

  • Keeping clean and green
  • Shopping for tomorrow
  • Sourcing with care
  • Building a great place to work
  • Being a good neighbour

Read more about this on our CR website

 

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Financial Calendar

  •   12 Jan 2012 Interim Management Statement

  •   18 Jan 2012 Interim dividend payment date

  •   15 Mar 2012 End of Year Trading Statement

  •   02 May 2012 Full-Year Results

  •   23 May 2012 Final ex-dividend date

  •   25 May 2012 Final dividend record date

  •   24 Oct 2012 Half-Year Results

  •   19 Jun 2012 Interim Management Statement

  •   25 Jul 2012 Final dividend payment date

  •   13 Sep 2012 Second Quarter Trading Statement